Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia)

	Holmes Junior High School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Holmes Junior High School, September 2010
Location	5429 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′34″N75°13′51″W / 39.9594°N 75.2308°W
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1916–1917
Built by	Moore, Warren, & Co.
Architect	Henry deCourcy Richards
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002281
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Last updated January 07, 2024

Holmes Junior High School is an historic junior high school building, which is located in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

History and architectural features

Designed by Henry deCourcy Richards, Holmes Junior High School was built between 1916 and 1917. It is a three-story, six-bay, brick building, which was placed on a raised basement and designed in the Classical Revival-style.^[2]

An addition was made to the U-shaped building shortly after it was completed in 1917, which features a slightly projecting center section, stone cornice and brick parapet.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 2 "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Holmes Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] 1 2 "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Holmes Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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